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Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder
Published [2025] by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers New York, NY
ISBN 9780063338067
Bib Id 1480123
Copyright 2025
Edition First edition.
Description 254 pages ; 24 cm
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9780063338067 (hardcover) $30.00
0063338068
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910.452 P
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Title
Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder
Edition
First edition.
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[2025] by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers New York, NY :
Copyright Date
©2025
Description
254 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241) and index.
Contents
Prologue: February 3, 1888 -- The voyage begins: Fall 1887 -- The first mate's story -- The skies darken : the new year: 1888 -- The edge of the world: February 4, 1888 -- State, war, navy -- The stranger: February 1888 -- Shipwreck of faith: March 1888 -- Hans's story, Part I: 1886 -- Hans's story, Part II: 1887 -- The monarch of all: May 1888 -- Tempests: August 1888 -- Lights: Fall 1888 -- Master of misdirection: October 15, 1888 -- Wail of lost souls: Winter 1888-89 -- Riddles: January 1889 -- Racing time: February 1889 -- Letter in a bottle: February 1889 -- Wreckages and renewals -- Author's note and acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Summary
In this true story, on December 10, 1887, the Walker family's shark fishing boat was split in two by a storm, and they awoke in the morning on an island inhabited by a ragged man named Hans who seemed helpful but had a dark secret.
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True crime stories
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